Bach: A Passionate Life
2013, English. Directed by Cesca Eaton & David Jeffcock.
John Eliot Gardiner goes in search of Bach the man and the musician. The famous portrait of Bach portrays a grumpy 62-year-old man in a wig and formal coat, yet his greatest works were composed 20 years earlier in an almost unrivalled blaze of creativity. We reveal a complex and passionate artist; a warm and convivial family man at the same time a rebellious spirit struggling with the hierarchies of state and church who wrote timeless music that is today known world-wide. Gardiner undertakes a 'Bach Tour' of Germany, and sifts the relatively few clues we have - some newly-found. Most of all, he uses the music to reveal the real Bach.
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- 1h 29m
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- 30 March 2013
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Bach: A Passionate Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 March 2013. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Bach: A Passionate Life?
Bach: A Passionate Life (2013) was directed by Cesca Eaton and David Jeffcock and stars John Eliot Gardiner.